What is dyslexia?

The student who struggles with reading and spelling often puzzles teachers and parents. The student receives the same classroom instruction as other students,but continues to struggle with some or all of the many facets of reading and spelling.

Riley is an 11 year-old girl who lives in Minnesota in the United States. She’s full of joy and creativity, and loves to play ice hockey. But when Riley moves to a new city with her parents , both she and her Five Emotions have to face some hug changes.

From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic, 1998)He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours. (p. 1)

A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. (p. 46)